Bricolage with Outcome Harvesting
Content type:
Poster
Author(s):
Barbara Klugman, Jeph Mathias and Michelle Garred
Theme:
OM Resources: Events
Language:
English
Published:
10 April 2026
This poster was presented by Barbara Klugman at the OMLC Learning Lab 2025.
The poster illustrates how the authors use bricolage, drawing on diverse theory and understandings of what types of knowledge matter to our clients, in addition to Outcome Harvesting. This includes attention to context, for example, using Realist Evaluation’s attention to context, mechanisms and outcomes. It includes drawing on different theoretical underpinnings, for example while Outcomes Harvesting draws on theory from policy analysis, such as Kingdon’s multiple streams approach, identifying attitude change in the case of the Outcome Harvesting and Attitude Change approach draws on social psychology.
Identifying new knowledge or learning draws on the COM-B approach – capability, motivation and opportunity all influencing behaviour; or the Kirkpatrick Model – assessing the impact of capacity development initiatives at the levels of reaction, learning, behaviour and results. Each of us uses this type of bricolage in order to ensure that our process and the data it generates enable our clients to answer their questions and learn from their activities in ways that enable them to move forward their agendas. While we centre the concerns and involvement of those doing the work, we identify a number of barriers associated with both high quality participation and bricolage.
This poster was presented by Barbara Klugman at the OMLC Learning Lab 2025.
The poster illustrates how the authors use bricolage, drawing on diverse theory and understandings of what types of knowledge matter to our clients, in addition to Outcome Harvesting. This includes attention to context, for example, using Realist Evaluation’s attention to context, mechanisms and outcomes. It includes drawing on different theoretical underpinnings, for example while Outcomes Harvesting draws on theory from policy analysis, such as Kingdon’s multiple streams approach, identifying attitude change in the case of the Outcome Harvesting and Attitude Change approach draws on social psychology.
Identifying new knowledge or learning draws on the COM-B approach – capability, motivation and opportunity all influencing behaviour; or the Kirkpatrick Model – assessing the impact of capacity development initiatives at the levels of reaction, learning, behaviour and results. Each of us uses this type of bricolage in order to ensure that our process and the data it generates enable our clients to answer their questions and learn from their activities in ways that enable them to move forward their agendas. While we centre the concerns and involvement of those doing the work, we identify a number of barriers associated with both high quality participation and bricolage.
